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before now�察�and found them as black rascals as himself。 And so he devoted 

himself to the viands   with a  ravenous gusto�察 �while the old man�察 �leaning 

backward�察�watched him with steady�察�curious eyes。 

     ;You have blood on your shoulder�察�my man�察─�he said。 

     Montigny  must have   laid his   wet right   hand upon him as   he left the 

house。 He cursed Montigny in his heart。 

     ;It was none of my shedding�察─�he stammered。 

     ;I had not supposed so�察─�returned his host�察�quietly。 ;A brawl�拭─�

     ;Well�察�something of that sort�察─�Villon admitted�察�with a quaver。 

     ;Perhaps a fellow murdered�拭─�

     ;Oh no�察�not murdered�察─�said the poet�察�more and more confused。 ;It was 

all   fair   playmurdered   by   accident。   I   had   no   hand   in   it�察  �God   strike   me 

dead� ─�he added�察�fervently。 

     ;One rogue the fewer�察�I dare say�察─�observed the master of the house。 

     ;You may dare to say that�察─�agreed Villon�察�infinitely relieved。 ;As big 

a rogue as there is between here and Jerusalem。 He turned up his toes like 

a lamb。 But it was a nasty thing to look at。 I dare say you've seen   dead 

men in your time�察�my lord�拭─�he added�察�glancing at the armour。 

     ;Many�察─�said the old man。 ;I have followed the wars�察�as you imagine。; 

     Villon laid down his knife and fork�察�which he had just taken up again。 

     ;Were any of them bald�拭─�he asked。 

     ;Oh yes�察�and with hair as white as mine。; 

     ;I don't think I should mind the white so much�察─�said Villon。 ;His was 

red。;   And   he   had   a   return   of   his   shuddering   and   tendency   to   laughter�察�

which he drowned with a great draught of wine。 ;I'm a little put out when I 

think of it�察─�he went on。 ;I knew himdamn him� �And then the cold gives 

a man fanciesor the fancies give a man cold�察�I don't know which。; 

     ;Have you any money�拭─�asked the old man。 

     ;I have one white�察─�returned the poet�察�laughing。 ;I got it out of a dead 

jade's stocking in a porch。 She was as dead as Caesar�察�poor wench�察�and as 

cold   as   a   church�察 �with   bits   of   ribbon   sticking   in   her   hair。 This   is   a   hard 

winter for wolves and wenches and poor rogues like me。; 

     ;I�察─  �said   the   old   man�察   �am   Enguerrand   de   la   Feuillee�察  �seigneur   de 



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Brisetout�察�bailie du Patatrac。 Who and what may you be�拭─�

     Villon     rose   and   made     a  suitable    reverence。     ;I  am    called   Francis 

Villon�察─�he   said�察  �a   poor   Master   of Arts   of this   university。  I   know   some 

Latin�察�and a deal of vice。 I can make Chansons�察�ballades�察�lais�察�virelais�察�and 

roundels�察�and I am very fond of wine。 I was born in a garret�察�and I shall 

not improbably die upon the gallows。 I may add�察�my lord�察�that from this 

night forward I am your lordship's very obsequious servant to command。; 

     ;No servant of mine�察─�said the knight。 ;My guest for this evening�察�and 

no more。; 

     ;A  very   grateful   guest�察─  �said   Villon�察  �politely�察  �and   he   drank   in   dumb 

show to his entertainer。 

     ;You   are   shrewd�察─  �began   the   old   man�察  �tapping   his   forehead�察   �very 

shrewd�察�you have learning�察�you are a clerk�察�and yet you take a small piece 

of money off a dead woman in the street。 Is it not a kind of theft�拭─�

     ;It is a kind of theft much practised in the wars�察�my lord。; 

     ;The   wars   are   the   field   of   honour�察─  �returned   the   old   man�察  �proudly。 

;There a man plays his life upon the cast�察�he fights in the name of his lord 

the king�察�his Lord God�察�and all their lordships the holy saints and angels。; 

     ;Put it�察─�said Villon�察 �that I were really a thief�察�should I not play my 

life also�察�and against heavier odds�拭─�

     ;For gain�察�but not for honour。; 

     ;Gain�拭─�repeated Villon�察�with a shrug。 ;Gain� �The poor fellow wants 

supper�察�and takes it。 So does the soldier in a campaign。 Why�察�what are all 

these   requisitions   we   hear   so   much   about�拭  �If   they   are   not   gain   to   those 

who take them�察�they are loss enough to the others。 The men´at´ arms drink 

by   a   good   fire�察  �while   the   burgher   bites   his   nails   to   buy   them   wine   and 

wood。 I have seen a good many ploughmen swinging on trees about the 

country�察  �ay�察  �I   have   seen   thirty   on   one   elm�察  �and   a   very   poor   figure   they 

made�察�and when I asked some one how all these came to be hanged�察�I was 

told   it   was   because   they   could   not   scrape   together   enough        crowns   to 

satisfy the men´at´arms。; 

     ;These things are a necessity of war�察�which the low´born must endure 

with   constancy。   It   is   true   that   some   captains   drive   overhard�察  �there   are 

spirits   in   every  rank   not   easily   moved   by  pity�察  �and   indeed   many   follow 



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arms who are no better than brigands。; 

     ;You   see�察─  �said   the   poet�察   �you   cannot   separate   the   soldier   from   the 

brigand�察  �and   what   is   a   thief   but   an   isolated   brigand   with   circumspect 

manners�拭�I steal a couple of mutton´chops�察�without so much as disturbing 

people's     sleep�察   �the   farmer     grumbles      a  bit�察  �but   sups    none    the   less 

wholesomely   on   what   remains。   You   come   up   blowing   gloriously   on   a 

trumpet�察�take away the whole sheep�察�and beat the farmer pitifully into the 

bargain。 I have no trumpet�察�I am only Tom�察�Dick�察�or Harry�察�I am a rogue 

and a dog�察�and hanging's too good for mewith all my heart�察�but just ask 

the farmer which of us he prefers�察�just find out which of us he lies awake 

to curse on cold nights。; 

     ;Look at us two�察─�said his lordship。 ;I am old�察�strong�察�and honoured。 If 

I   were   turned   from   my   house   to´morrow�察  �hundreds   would   be   proud   to 

shelter me。 Poor people would go out and pass the night in the streets with 

their children�察�if I merely hinted that I wished to be alone。 And I find you 

up�察  �wandering   homeless�察  �and   picking   farthings   off   dead   women   by   the 

wayside�   �I   fear   no   man   and   nothing�察  �I   have   seen   you   tremble   and   lose 

countenance   at   a   word。   I   wait   God's   summons   contentedly   in   my   own 

house�察�or�察�if it please the king to call me out again�察�upon the field of battle。 

You look for the gallows�察�a rough�察�swift death�察�without hope or honour。 Is 

there no difference between these two�拭─�

     ;As   far   as   to   the   moon�察─�Villon   acquiesced。   ;But   if   I   had   been   born 

lord of   Brisetout�察�and   you had been the   poor scholar   Francis�察�would the 

difference have   been   any  the less�拭  �Should not   I have   been   warming   my 

knees   at   this   charcoal   pan�察  �and   would   not   you   have 
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